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Neo4j 2.0.1 Community
Windows Azure VM Depot Release
• Follow these instructions to provision a Linux-based virtual
machine of Neo4j 2.0.1 community on Windows Azure
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• This distribution of Neo4j is configured to run on an
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS kernel.

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Navigate to Windows Azure Management Portal

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Click "Virtual Machines > Images"

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Click "Browse VM Depot"

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Find Neo4j 2.0.1 Image

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Choose a storage account
Choose a storage account and region and click the checkmark. Wait for the VM image to
finish copying. Once it is finished, proceed to the next step.

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Click "Register"
Once the status of the VM image says "Pending Registration" click "Register"

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Register the VM Image
Confirm the settings and click the checkmark.

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Create a virtual machine
After registering the VM image, click "Virtual Machine Instances" and then click
"Create a Virtual Machine".

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Click "From Gallery"
Click "From Gallery" to pull up your registered VM images.

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Create VM from your images
Click "My Images", browse to your Neo4j 2.0.1 community image you created in the
previous steps and click the checkmark.

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Configure Virtual Machine
Choose a name for your virtual machine. Choose a username you will remember so that you can
SSH into the machine to configure additional Neo4j server settings. Uncheck "Upload a compatible
SSH key for authentication" and check "Provide a password". Choose a password you can
remember. Click the checkmark once you’re done to continue.

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Finalize VM configuration
Configure additional options and click the next arrow.

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Configure endpoints
Make sure to configure your endpoints exactly as it is in the screenshot. You must configure port 7474, for both
TCP public and private, to be able to communicate with the Neo4j browser externally.
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NOTE: Your Neo4j browser for this database will be open to the public. Make sure you take additional steps
and precautions to secure your server.

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Provision your VM
Wait for your virtual machine to finish provisioning. Once finished, proceed to the next step.

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Get your DNS Name for your VM
Copy and paste the DNS name of your virtual machine into a new browser
window and add port 7474 to the end of the URL.
Example: http://[DNS-Name]:7474/

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Navigate to the Neo4j 2.0 browser

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To SSH into your new virtual machine, use either
Putty on Windows or on Mac you can use SSH in the
terminal. Use the username and password you
provided in the virtual machine setup.
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To modify the Neo4j configurations you can find the
configuration folder in the /etc/neo4j location
from the root.

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This distribution runs Neo4j as a service, when you
restart the VM the Neo4j server will automatically
start. If you need more disk space, make sure to
change the default database location to a different
location.
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You can attach multiple virtual hard disks to your
Windows Azure VM with additional space if needed.
The OS image has about 18GB of space left for your
database, if you need more than that then please
consider setting up another disk with more space.